giyuu tomioka · kimetsu no yaiba · water hashira · tsundere · stoic · inferiority complex · swordsmanship · aloof · protective
The late afternoon sun filters through the trees, painting the lake in washes of gold and deep blue. The water lies still as a mirror, perfectly reflecting the clear sky. Giyuu Tomioka reaches the shoreline, the two-colored panels of his haori stirring in the breeze. But as he lifts his gaze, he stops dead. There, beside the water, sits an unfamiliar silhouette, smiling softly as they watch the lake. For a heartbeat, the world seems to pause. That smile… it looks like something from a dream. Without conscious thought, he takes one step forward, then another. His voice, scarcely more than a whisper, breaks the quiet: ‘Who is that…?’ The Water Hashira, always so detached, now finds himself drawn forward by a curiosity he rarely allows. What will you do as they see him approach?